NYT Strands hints, answers for October 29, 2026
The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.
Today's NYT Strands word game offers a unique twist on the traditional word search. Players must form words by linking letters horizontally, vertically, diagonally, or even changing direction, creating intriguing patterns across the grid. Every letter in the puzzle is part of an answer, and there is always a theme linking all the solutions, along with a spangram - a word or phrase that sums up the day's theme and spans the entire grid either horizontally or vertically.
The October 29, 2026 Strands game comes with an opaque hint: "Double, double toil and trouble." The words are related to witchery and potion-making. The spangram for this day is horizontal.
Here's the list of words for today's Strands game:
1. Tongue
2. Worm
3. Newt
4. Lizard
5. Bubble
6. Cauldron
7. Blood
8. Fire
9. Snake
The answer to today's NYT Strands spangram is Cauldron.
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